1921 in China

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Events from the year 1921 in China.

Incumbents

President: Xu Shichang
Premier: Jin Yunpeng (until 18 December), Yan Huiqing (from 18 to 24 December), Liang Shiyi (from 24 December)

Events

3 March – Shipwreck of SS Hong Moh^[1]
30 May–3 June – The Far Eastern Championship Games are held in Shanghai.^[2]
23–31 July – 1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, which leads to the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party^[3]
8 August – Establishment of the Vicariate Apostolic of Nganhoei^[4]
Establishment of People's Park, in Guangzhou
Guangdong–Guangxi War

Education

Establishment of Hebei University
Establishment of Xiamen University
Establishment of Beijing Chen Jing Lun High School
Establishment of Zhixin High School, in Guangzhou

Culture

Establishment of Creation Quarterly

Births

February

February 16 — Hua Guofeng, 2nd Paramount Leader of China (d. 2008)
February 22 — Zhuang Nu, lyricist (d. 2016)

March

March 6 — D.C. Lau, sinologist (d. 2010)
Yao Guang, diplomat (d. 2003)

April

April 18 — Xu Yuanchong, translator (d. 2021)

June

June 21 — Chen Muhua, communist revolutionary and politician (d. 2011)
June 27 — Bai Guang, actress and singer (d. 1999)

July

July 26 — Wang Xiji, aerospace engineer

August

August 2 — Szema Wah Lung, Hong Kong film actor (d. 2012)
August 17 — Li Huanying, physician (d. 2022)

October

Han Peixin, 6th Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (d. 2017)
Cao Keqiang, diplomat (d. 1999)

November

November 12 — Tsang Tsou-choi, calligraphy artist (d. 2007)
November 15 — Zhang Xingqian, metal physicist (d. 2022)
November 25 — Stanley Ho, Hong Kong and Macau billionaire businessman (d. 2020)

December

December 7 — Qian Chunqi, doctor and translator (d. 2010)
December 18 — Sun Daolin, actor and film director (d. 2007)
December 19 — Wu Xueqian, 6th Minister of Foreign Affairs of China (d. 2008)

Unknown dates

Zhao Xiu, politician (d. 1992)

Deaths

April 14 — Imperial Noble Consort Gongsu, consort of Tongzhi Emperor (b. 1857)
October 27 — Yan Fu, military officer, newspaper editor, translator and writer (b. 1854)

References

^ "SS City of Calcutta". Clyde-built Ship Database. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of international games. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 473. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
^ "1st. National Congress of The Communist Party of China (CPC)". ChinaToday.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
^ "Diocese of Wuhu [Wuhu]". www.Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

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[1] "SS City of Calcutta". Clyde-built Ship Database. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

[2] Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of international games. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 473. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.

[3] "1st. National Congress of The Communist Party of China (CPC)". ChinaToday.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

[4] "Diocese of Wuhu [Wuhu]". www.Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

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